Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
10
March
2017

ISBN: 9781475586015

This Cluster Report explores opportunities for trade integration in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. It finds that the region can reap significant growth benefits from further trade integration. With tra...

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
28
March
2017

ISBN: 9781475589597

Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...

Publication Date:
10
March
2017

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475586015.002

ISBN: 9781475586015

This Cluster Report explores opportunities for trade integration in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. It finds that the region can reap significant growth benefits from further trade integration. With tra...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475589597.001

ISBN: 9781475589597

Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484320686.001

ISBN: 9781484320686

Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been suc...

Publication Date:
17
October
2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475545432.001

ISBN: 9781475545432

Weighed down by population aging, slow economic growth, and high unemployment, National Insurance Schemes in the Caribbean are projected to run substantial deficits and deplete their assets in the next decades, rai...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484326572.001

ISBN: 9781484326572

The high level of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the Caribbean has been, in large part, a legacy of the global financial crisis, but their persistence owes much to the weak economic recovery in the region, as well a...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484302453.001

ISBN: 9781484302453

The question of how scaling up public investment could affect fiscal and debt sustainability is key for countries needing to fill infrastructure gaps and build resilience. This paper proposes a bottom-up approach t...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484303641.001

ISBN: 9781484303641

Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly those in Central America and the Caribbean. This paper examines recent trends in outward migr...